On the last day of the month and the last day of the year, your thoughts are on the future. There may be some slight relief you will soon be putting 2009 behind you and you will feel a stronger desire to improve your circumstances in the New Year. If you're holding a party this evening, check food and drink supplies. If you're visiting superstitious friends, remember to take a bottle and a piece of coal!

You have your head down, immersed in a project you're hoping to get off the ground. To combat any teething problems, you may have to radically change your model for new ideas to work. Accept your original intentions aren't likely to go far without some modification. After a little experimentation you will feel happier with what you decide on. It will now be a matter of waiting for a few weeks to see results; your patience will be rewarded.

Some clever thinking will help you overcome one or two problems others had looked on as high hurdles. All of a sudden people who've not realised the scope of your talents start to look at you through new eyes. You will be glad you hadn't said anything when you may have felt you've not always been given the respect you deserved. Today everything changes for the better. Some things happen just in the nick of time and save you having a lot of explaining to do.

Other people put themselves out to help you, but this could lead to a slightly embarrassing situation. An appeal for help might backfire when friends, relatives or colleagues rally round with enthusiasm. The result is a job or assignment is taken out of your hands. Your idea of how the job should be approached will be swamped by a deluge of helpful people wanting to do it their way. This is a classic case of too many cooks and in the end you might wish you'd just got on quietly on your own!

A get together with friends or the need to wine and dine a business associate could go on longer than intended. The sluggishness and lack of alertness you feel afterwards could make you wish you hadn't got so carried away. You might miss a good opportunity through your own carelessness. Too much time spent on pleasure and not enough attention paid to the important affairs of your life may lead to regrets. Unless, of course if you achieve a good balance between relaxation and responsibility. Same advice goes for the days ahead, too!

What disturbs you most today is evidence of jealousy with some people involving back biting and malicious gossip. You're tempted to say your piece in objection to these rumours but the answer will be to ignore this. Without a reaction, the gossips will grow bored and find new topics to talk about. Family and close friends are a source of comfort. Reach out to them today. You might prefer to see out the old year and welcome in the New Year in the company of a few selected friends.

Someone in the family longs for your approval for the plans they have for the home. All you can think of is the upheaval these will bring. You can't bear the thought of disruption brought on by any major projects. At the same time, their arguments are good and it is likely that out of the chaos, your immediate surroundings will be greatly improved. When it is clear others have put a lot of thought into these plans, you might acquiesce and give them the answer they are hoping for.

A lackadaisical mood at the start of the day will give way to one of cheerful teamwork. This will help you shift any backlog of work there may be. You might enjoy doing a little shopping especially if household items are on your list. An incident later in the day might prompt you to take a long, cool look at your home to decide on a plan for decoration. Although this may call for a fair amount of work, you can rely on the support of your housemates.

Bubbling energy flows through your veins like champagne; home entertaining should be encouraged. Failing that, get out of the house and into the world around you. It's almost impossible to restrain your high spirits and those around you will be infected with your enthusiasm. It is only in the workplace where you need to sober up a little. If you're working, you could find yourself in the company of a senior, more stolid colleague!

Information coming to you today could galvanise you into fresh activity to achieve your aims. What inspires you the most is the fact you now have a specific goal to aim for in the New Year, rather than general hopes and expectations. You know where to concentrate your efforts for the best results and it will be in the one direction. This may mean dropping plans you had been thinking about but these were vague and you were never very serious about them, anyway!

Just as you are about to accept a deal, a new and totally unexpected offer could stop you dead in your tracks. A sudden change of plans may result. This may frustrate those who had expected to have everything finalised. It would be foolish to go with a tender or proposal when this is not the only option. Home will never be more welcome this evening when you can kick off your shoes and let all the fatigues of the past year drain completely out of you!

You are anticipating events and something is holding you back from making a firm commitment for the future. Others might accuse you of wasting time waiting for something to happen but you must go with your instincts. Even if you aren't sure why you're hesitating over what seems like a fantastic offer, you should bide your time. It is entirely possible the New Year will bring the answer and you will discover not everything is as black and white as someone has been making it out to be.